I kinda hope that it ends up being a selfish dps to differentiate it enough from dragoon within its armor class.
I's also like fewer buttons, but having those buttons change pending on which phase you are in, akin to pheonix trance on summoner. iirc when in pheonix trance your base spells change into strong variants that have their own flavor of animations.
I'm kinda curious if the gauge depletes while in possession phase or it is just a flat cost for a set duration. One could make the class an up keep game where you keep trying to stay in the phase as long as possible, while the other is more like a CD that changes based on your actions. (kinda like Shadow Priest insanity for those WoW players out there) I'd like either tbh, but leaning more towards the latter.